The wicked sister-in-law is in charge; meals include fish and shrimp.

Chapter 181 Looking at the Wasteland

Building a goose shed requires a lot of space, and after thinking about their own land, the father and daughter both shook their heads.

Their land is too fragmented, with pieces scattered all over the place, making it completely unusable.

"Ugh"

"Ugh"

The father and daughter sighed in unison, exchanged a glance, and said in unison, "Find the village chief!"

The village chief's family was weighing potatoes when Afu saw Wen Luozhi and was so flustered that he almost dropped the weight on his foot.

"Sister Luo Zhi, you're here!"

"Quick...quick, sit down." He moved a stool over and placed it in the courtyard, then vigorously wiped it with his sleeve.

"Thank you," Wen Luozhi nodded slightly in thanks, while Afu blushed.

"I...I'll go get you some water!" He ran off quickly, and the village chief couldn't bear to look at his son's state.

After the water was poured out, Wen Muchuan took Wen Luozhi's cup as well, and then said, "My daughter wants to find a place to raise geese! Brother, do you have any suitable places in our village?"

Thinking that every time this father and daughter came, it was to ask him to do something important, he figured this time would be no different.

He cheerfully asked, "How many do you want to raise? I'll have to think about it for you."

Wen Muchuan originally wanted to say about a hundred, but just as he was about to speak, Wen Luozhi tugged at his sleeve, "Uncle Village Chief, my dad said he wants to raise a thousand!"

Her eyes were bright and her expression was serious, making her look anything but silly.

What's the point of building goose sheds and raising two or three hundred geese? We might not even have enough to supply our own restaurant.

A thousand was just her estimated number; she planned to gradually increase it if the animals were raised well.

Wen Muchuan was so startled by her mention of a thousand that he almost fell off his stool.

My goodness! He's got guts! Just like him!

"Good! Good!" The village chief stood up excitedly, pointed towards the end of the village, and said, "There's a fairly large wasteland over there, not far from Lai Zi's house."

"It's spacious there, but the soil is too poor, and it's been empty all these years!" The village chief said with a regretful expression when talking about that wasteland.

That land is really spacious. Some people thought it was a waste to leave it empty, so they cleared out a piece to try planting some crops.

The result is that at most, it grows leaves, and after that, no matter what you do, it won't grow anymore, let alone yield a harvest.

Some people stubbornly tried planting it several times, but ultimately failed.

Wen Luozhi's eyes darted around. "It's close to Lai Zi's house, isn't it?"

Tsk tsk, why don't they take a look? Maybe there'll be some unexpected "surprise".

Recently, rumors have been circulating in the village about Wu Hong, saying that she's never home and doesn't even look for her lost daughter, who is still her own flesh and blood.

She's probably already hooking up with some man, most likely from another village! Because there aren't many bachelors in their village.

She definitely wouldn't be interested in Old Wu, who's old and poor; that man could be her grandfather.

Not to mention the bald man, with bald patches and a pockmarked face, he was incredibly ugly. Wu Hong wasn't bad-looking either, so she definitely wouldn't be interested in him.

Wen Zhuzi stayed at home all day and never went out. His family had no grain to harvest in the fall.

I heard from others that this lazybones goes to the kitchen to drink some water when he's hungry, then goes back to lying down and doesn't care that his wife isn't around.

Wen Dazhuang said a few words to him, telling him to go out and look for Wu Hong, but he responded with sarcasm, "Brother, you can't even control your own wife, yet you're interfering in my wife's affairs?"

"Sigh, who knows, my nephew might already be living the high life with the man my sister-in-law found!"

Wen Dazhuang was furious when he heard this; he had been looking for Qian Zhaodi every day for so many days.

As for Wen Youcai, although he has become somewhat foolish, he still knows to call him "father" when he sees him.

Working is really tiring!

He started cleaning up his own land, but as soon as he picked up the hoe, he felt extremely uncomfortable all over.

It's been several days, and he still hasn't come up with anything.

As for food, he just casually picked a bunch of green leaves, not knowing if they were wild vegetables or not, burned them, threw them in the fire, boiled them, and that was it.

The two brothers got into a fight, and from then on, their relationship deteriorated to the point where they felt annoyed by each other and disliked each other.

Whether this place is suitable or not is ultimately up to you to decide. We'll have to see it in person before making a final decision.

Wen Muchuan had the same idea; he knew about that wasteland but had never deliberately gone to see it.

Since we're going to use it to raise geese, that's a big deal and we can't afford to be careless.

As the group passed by the leper's house, the dilapidated gate to the courtyard was tightly shut, as if to tell them that the owner was not home.

Wen Luozhi secretly tiptoed and craned her neck to peek through the window.

Hmm? It seems like there's really no one here? That shouldn't be the case!

She wanted to see Wen Muchuan gently pat her head beside her, saying, "Sweetie, walk properly!"

"What are you craning your neck to see? Are you imitating our rooster's crow?"

Wen Luozhi chuckled and obediently watched the road, no longer looking towards Lai Zi's house.

Thinking to myself that I really came at the wrong time today, I can't see Wu Hong and Lai Zi together.

She believed what Sun Sanzi said, and with what the villagers said, she had even less reason to doubt it.

Just as the village chief had said, that piece of wasteland was indeed very spacious.

The ground is overgrown with weeds and has many stones of all sizes, so it will definitely take some effort to clear it.

The village chief had also been thinking about this issue, and seeing this, he quickly said, "You can use this land without worry. It's just sitting empty anyway, and I don't think anyone will have any objections."

"I'll get everyone to help with the tidying up. Don't forget everyone if there's any work that needs to be done!"

He spoke politely and cautiously, but if they really wanted to raise so many geese, they would need a lot of people to build goose sheds and raise the geese.

If the villagers can find a long-term job because of this, it wouldn't matter if the land were given away!

On the way back, he asked a lot of questions, both openly and subtly. It seems that they had already planned to recruit people from the village!

Since this is for the good of the village, as the village chief, he definitely has to take a stand and make a proper statement.

Wen Luozhi blinked and then poked her father's arm. When he looked over, she nodded at him.

This place is indeed excellent; it's more than enough to build several goose sheds, and it's also very close to the big river in the village, making water access convenient.

Wen Muchuan told the village chief what he had discussed with his little girl beforehand, and the village chief was so moved that his eyes welled up with tears.

"Tomorrow I'll have each family send one person to tidy up this place! You're not allowed to pay them!"

"As the village chief, I have the final say on this matter!"

Wen Muchuan couldn't persuade him otherwise, so he had to agree first. They never took advantage of others, so they naturally wouldn't refuse to pay the wages as they had promised the village chief, especially since they were from the same village.

In the end, they didn't buy the wasteland; the village chief rented it to them at the fairest price.

After settling the land matter, the group chatted and laughed as they walked back. As they passed Lai Zi's door, they could faintly hear the sound of things being smashed coming from inside.

"Don't be ungrateful! You're really going too far by eating and drinking my food!"